Did William Shakespeare have any aunts or uncles?

Answer 1

Yes. His father had a brother Henry and his mother was one of seven daughters of Robert Arden. And since all but one of them married, his six aunts and one uncle were added to by one aunt and a number of uncles by marriage: Uncle Henry and Aunt Margaret Shakespeare, Uncle Thomas and Aunt Kate Atkins, Aunt Elizabeth Scariot and her husband (name not known), Aunt Agnes who was first married to Uncle John Hewins and after his death to Uncle Thomas Stringer, Aunt Alice Joyce Arden, Uncle Edmund and Aunt Joan Lambert, and Aunt Margaret who was married to Uncle Alexander Webbe and after to Uncle Edward Cornwell.

Answer 2

Yes, his sister Joan married a man called Hart and they had children. She was the only one of Shakespeare's siblings to have children. The Harts had children William, Mary, Thomas, and Michael. Mary and Michael died as children, and William, an actor like his two uncles, died childless at the age of 39. Thomas, however, did marry and had children and his decendants are still living.

Answer 3

Briefly. His sister Joan Hart had a daughter Mary who died when she was four years old in 1607. Joan was the only one of Shakespeare's brothers and sisters to have children.